FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's sprint

The men's sprint was held on 24 February 2011. Sprint qualifying at 13:00 CET

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with finals at 15:00 CET. The defending world champion

Cross-country skiing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, twelve cross-country skiing events were held with six for men and six for women. The format of the program has been unchanged since the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany...

was Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

's Ola Vigen Hattestad

Ola Vigen Hattestad

Ola Vigen Hattestad is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, hea earned his best finish of fourth in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....

while the defending Olympic champion

Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint

The Men's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....

was Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

's Nikita Kriukov

Nikita Kriukov

Nikita Valeryevich Kriukov is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. His best World Cup finish was first in a sprint event in Stockholm, Sweden in March 2010....

Qualification

Rank	Bib	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	36	Jesper Modin Jesper Modin Jesper Modin is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the individual sprint event....	Sweden	2:57.17		Q
2	35	Anders Gløersen Anders Gløersen Anders Gløersen is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He has two World Cup victories, earning them both in the individual sprint events .-References:...	Norway	2:57.41	+0.24	Q
3	15	Martin Jäger	Switzerland	2:57.64	+0.47	Q
4	37	Dario Cologna Dario Cologna Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:...	Switzerland	2:58.82	+1.65	Q
5	25	Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003.-Athletic career:Hellner had a total of seven victories in the junior levels of cross-country skiing up to 30 km from 2003 to 2005...	Sweden	2:59.20	+2.03	Q
6	21	Eirik Brandsdal Eirik Brandsdal Eirik Brandsdal is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. His sole World Cup victory came in the Otepää sprint event on 23 January 2011.-References:...	Norway	2:59.49	+2.32	Q
7	24	Ola Vigen Hattestad Ola Vigen Hattestad Ola Vigen Hattestad is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, hea earned his best finish of fourth in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Norway	2:59.80	+2.63	Q
8	42	Yuichi Onda Yuichi Onda is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the team sprint event at Turin in 2006 while his best individual finish was 17th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver four years later.Onda's best finish at...	Japan	3:00.20	+3.03	Q
9	16	Alex Harvey Alex Harvey (skier) Alex Harvey is a Canadian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Harvey is also a member of the Quebec National Cycling Team.-Athletic career:...	Canada	3:00.46	+3.29	Q
10	17	Petter Northug Petter Northug Petter Northug Jr. is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic champion. He has 9 World Championship and Winter Olympic gold medals with 13 medals overall, and nine individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 20 podium places...	Norway	3:00.50	+3.33	Q
11	27	David Hofer David Hofer David Hofer is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 39th in the individual sprint and 53rd in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit events....	Italy	3:00.91	+3.74	Q
12	31	Emil Jönsson Emil Jönsson Greger superEmil Jönsson is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2004...	Sweden	3:01.07	+3.90	Q
13	39	Bernhard Tritscher	Austria	3:01.21	+4.04	Q
14	43	Martti Jylhä	Finland	3:01.66	+4.49	Q
15	23	Federico Pellegrino	Italy	3:02.12	+4.95	Q
16	38	Alexey Petukhov Alexey Petukhov Alexey Yevgenyevich Petukhov is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. His best World Cup finish was second twice, both in sprint events in 2009....	Russia	3:02.32	+5.15	Q
17	40	Peeter Kümmel Peeter Kümmel Peeter Kümmel is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001.Kümmel competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2006–07, 2007–08 Tour de Ski, the 2007, 2009 and 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships....	Estonia	3:02.32	+5.15	Q
18	46	Mikhail Devyatyarov, Jr. Mikhail Devyatyarov, Jr. Mikhail Devyatyarov, Jr. is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finish eighth in the individual sprint event.Devyatyarov, Jr...	Russia	3:02.51	+5.34	Q
19	29	Matias Strandvall	Finland	3:02.85	+5.68	Q
20	10	Martin Koukal Martin Koukal Martin Koukal is a Czech cross country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km and a bronze in the team sprint...	Czech Republic	3:03.01	+5.84	Q
21	44	Len Valjas Len Väljas Lennard "Len" Väljas is a Canadian cross-country skier of Estonian descent.Väljas competed at the sprint event at the World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo where he placed 15th.-Achievements:-External links:...	Canada	3:03.09	+5.92	Q
22	12	Daniel Heun	Germany	3:03.15	+5.98	Q
23	45	Teodor Peterson Teodor Peterson Teodor Peterson is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 15th in the team sprint and 11th in the individual sprint events....	Sweden	3:03.53	+6.36	Q
24	28	Andrew Newell Andrew Newell Andrew "Andy" Newell is an American cross country skier who has been competing on the international level since 2001.- Career :...	United States	3:03.67	+6.50	Q
25	18	Dušan Kožíšek Dusan Kozisek Dušan Kožíšek is a Czech cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 38th in the individual sprint in those same games...	Czech Republic	3:03.75	+6.58	Q
26	6	Andrew Musgrave Andrew Musgrave Andrew Musgrave is a British cross-country skier. Musgrave was born in Dorset, England, and he has also lived in Shetland, Alaska, Aberdeenshire and Norway...	United Kingdom	3:03.88	+6.71	Q
27	48	Tim Tscharnke Tim Tscharnke Tim Tscharnke is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was 21st in a 15 km event in Beitostølen in November 2009. His club is SV Biberau...	Germany	3:03.97	+6.80	Q
28	34	Nikolay Morilov Nikolay Morilov Nikolay Sergeyevich Morilov is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the team sprint and a bronze in the individual sprint .Morilov has two individual victories at the junior level of cross...	Russia	3:04.24	+7.07	Q
29	53	Simeon Hamilton	United States	3:04.29	+7.12	Q
30	26	Renato Pasini Renato Pasini Renato Pasini is an Italian cross country skier who has been competing since 1996. He won the gold medal in the team sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo...	Italy	3:04.60	+7.43	Q
31	30	Devon Kershaw Devon Kershaw Devon Kershaw is a Canadian cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. Growing up in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, he split his time between several sports before choosing to focus on his skiing career.-Early life and career:...	Canada	3:04.67	+7.50
32	13	Anssi Pentsinen	Finland	3:04.82	+7.65
33	4	Maciej Staręga	Poland	3:04.85	+7.68
34	49	Anti Saarepuu Anti Saarepuu Anti Saarepuu is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2003. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represents Estonia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver...	Estonia	3:04.86	+7.69
35	9	Alexis Bœuf	Early Modern France	3:05.09	+7.92
36	11	Torin Koos Torin Koos Torin Koos is an American cross country skier who has competed since 1998. His best World Cup finish was third in a sprint event in Estonia in 2007....	United States	3:05.36	+8.19
37	7	Evgeniy Belov	Russia	3:05.68	+8.51
38	50	Jöri Kindschi	Switzerland	3:05.75	+8.58
39	19	Josef Wenzl Josef Wenzl Josef Wenzl is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2002. He finished 31st in the individual sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Germany	3:05.89	+8.72
40	20	Christoph Eigenmann Christoph Eigenmann Christoph Eigenmann is a Swiss cross country skier who has competed since 1998. His best World Cup finish was second in a sprint event in China in 2006....	Switzerland	3:06.18	+9.01
41	22	Øystein Pettersen Øystein Pettersen Øystein "Sausage" Pettersen is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. He has four World Cup podiums, his best finish being second in individual sprint events . He and Petter Northug won gold in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada...	Norway	3:06.27	+9.10
42	47	Cyril Miranda Cyril Miranda Cyril Miranda is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished seventh in the team sprint, 16th in the individual sprint, and 38th in the 50 km events....	Early Modern France	3:06.42	+9.25
43	33	Fulvio Scola Fulvio Scola Fulvio Scola is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was eighth in the individual sprint event at Liberec in 2009....	Italy	3:06.68	+9.51
44	41	Kein Einaste Kein Einaste Kein Einaste is an Estonian cross country skier who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was 13th in a sprint event in Finland in November 2009. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 59th in the men's sprint.-External links:...	Estonia	3:07.31	+10.14
45	3	Hannes Dotzler Hannes Dotzler Hannes Dotzler is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was third in a 4 x 10 km relay event in Finland in March 2010.-References:...	Germany	3:08.07	+10.90
46	57	Ivan Bilosyuk	Ukraine	3:08.18	+11.01
47	32	Timo Simonlatser Timo Simonlatser Timo Simonlatser is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. He finished 27th in the individual sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Estonia	3:08.36	+11.19
48	8	Nobu Naruse Nobu Naruse is a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Japan	3:08.45	+11.28
49	54	Maciej Kreczmer Maciej Kreczmer Maciej Kreczmer is a Polish cross country skier who has competed since 1999. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 17th in the sprint event in 2005 while his best overall finish was fifth in the team sprint event in 2007.Kreczmer's best individual finish at the...	Poland	3:08.48	+11.31
49	55	Boštjan Klavžar	Slovenia	3:08.48	+11.31
51	51	Stefan Kuhn Stefan Kuhn Stefan Kuhn is a Canadian cross-country skier and chef. Kuhn was born in Banff and competed in various international skiing events from 1998 to 2000, before retiring in 2001 to become a full-time chef. In 2005, while working at a fine restaurant in Edmonton, Kuhn decided to relaunch his...	Canada	3:09.16	+11.99
52	61	Petr Novák	Czech Republic	3:09.28	+12.11
53	52	Harald Wurm	Austria	3:09.53	+12.36
54	14	Markus Bader	Austria	3:09.65	+12.48
55	59	Max Hauke	Austria	3:10.66	+13.49
56	56	Sergey Cherepanov Sergey Cherepanov Sergey Cherepanov is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was third in a 15 km event in Finland in 2008....	Kazakhstan	3:11.27	+14.10
57	1	Modestas Vaičiulis Modestas Vaičiulis Modestas Vaičiulis is a Lithuanian cross-country skier since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the team sprint and 54th in the individual sprint events....	Lithuania	3:12.77	+15.60
58	5	Kris Freeman Kris Freeman Kris Freeman is one of the United States's most elite cross-country skiers. Born October 14, 1980 in Concord, New Hampshire, he is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, along with his older brother Justin Freeman....	United States	3:13.64	+16.47
59	83	Paul Constantin Pepene Paul Constantin Pepene Paul Constantin Pepene is a Romanian cross-country skier. Pepene won the 30 km pursuit at the U-23 World Championships in January 2010, and competed in the 2009 World Ski Championships and at the 2010 Winter Olympics. At the 2010 Olympics, Pepene competed at three events, notably finishing...	Kingdom of Romania	3:13.73	+16.56
60	58	Aleksei Novoselski Aleksei Novoselski Aleksei Novoselski is a Lithuanian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 53rd in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Lithuania	3:13.74	+16.57
61	68	Andrew Young Andrew Young (skier) Andrew Young is a Scottish cross-country skier. He competed for Great Britain in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finishing in 74th place in the 15 km freestyle. In 2008 he became the youngest skier to compete in a World Cup event.At the 2010 Games, Young finished 14th in the team...	United Kingdom	3:14.42	+17.25
62	2	Peter Mlynár Peter Mlynár Peter Mlynár is a Slovak cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 12th in the 4 x 10 km relay and 57th in the individual sprint event....	Slovakia	3:14.89	+17.72
63	63	Ben Sim Ben Sim Ben Sim is an Australian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 20th in the team sprint, 45th in the 15 km, and 47th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event.Sim's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 14th twice...	Australia	3:15.52	+18.35
64	62	Gennadiy Matviyenko	Kazakhstan	3:18.47	+21.30
65	60	Rinalds Kostjukovs	Latvia	3:18.51	+21.34
66	67	Myroslav Bilosyuk	Ukraine	3:18.88	+21.71
67	78	Jens Hulgaard	Denmark	3:19.13	+21.96
68	75	Juris Damškalns	Latvia	3:19.19	+22.02
69	81	Lasse Hulgaard	Denmark	3:19.49	+22.32
70	64	Mark van der Ploeg	Australia	3:19.86	+22.69
71	69	Nick Grimmer	Australia	3:19.96	+22.79
72	66	Roman Leybyuk Roman Leybyuk Roman Leybyuk is a Ukrainian cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Salt Lake City in 2002....	Ukraine	3:20.32	+23.15
73	98	Ivan Burgov	Kingdom of Bulgaria	3:20.68	+23.51
74	86	Callum Smith	United Kingdom	3:20.97	+23.80
75	85	Yerdos Akhmadiyev	Kazakhstan	3:21.22	+24.05
76	79	Asger Fischer Mølgaard	Denmark	3:21.28	+24.11
77	72	Zoltán Tagscherer Zoltán Tagscherer Zoltán Tagscherer is a Hungarian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he finished 39th in the individual sprint at Salt Lake City in 2002....	Hungary	3:22.37	+25.20
78	84	Oskars Muižnieks	Latvia	3:22.92	+25.75
79	94	Artem Rojin	Kyrgyzstan	3:23.76	+26.59
80	96	Petrică Hogiu Petrica Hogiu Petrică Hogiu is a Romanian cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 17th in the team sprint and 57th in the 15 km events....	Kingdom of Romania	3:23.79	+26.62
81	65	Francesc Soulie	Andorra	3:23.88	+26.71
82	93	Milán Szabó	Hungary	3:24.93	+27.76
83	87	Simeon Deyanov	Kingdom of Bulgaria	3:25.69	+28.52
84	88	Edi Dadić	Independent State of Croatia	3:26.35	+29.18
85	97	Kristian Wulff	Denmark	3:26.41	+29.24
86	102	Dimitrios Kappas	Greece	3:27.54	+30.37
87	105	Anton Sinapov	Kingdom of Bulgaria	3:27.57	+30.40
88	90	Victor Pinzaru Victor Pinzaru Victor Pinzaru is a biathlete from Moldova. He competed for Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Pinzaru was Moldova's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.- References :...	Moldova	3:27.91	+30.74
89	77	Simon James Platt	United Kingdom	3:28.46	+31.29
90	80	Roberts Slotiņš	Latvia	3:28.80	+31.63
91	92	Sergey Mikayelyan Sergey Mikayelyan Sergey Mikayelyan is an Armenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. He finished 70th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Armenia	3:29.44	+32.27
92	73	Aleksandr Ossipov	Kazakhstan	3:30.41	+33.24
93	74	Chris Darlington	Australia	3:31.64	+34.47
94	76	Bijan Kangarloo Bijan Kangarloo Bijan "Justin" Kangarloo is a Canadian-Iranian cross-country skier who has competed since 2003. Kangarloo was born in Calgary, Canada, to an Iranian father. - References :...	Iran	3:31.92	+34.75
95	95	Imre Tagscherer	Hungary	3:33.09	+35.92
96	89	Andrej Burić Andrej Burić Andrej Burić is a Croatian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. He finished 75th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Independent State of Croatia	3:33.20	+36.03
97	106	Mladen Plakalović Mladen Plakalović Mladen Plakalović is a cross-country skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina who has competed since 2007. He finished 78th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:34.06	+36.89
98	82	Vytautas Strolia	Lithuania	3:35.65	+38.48
99	122	Balázs Gond	Hungary	3:36.98	+39.81
100	91	Daniel Kuzmin	Israel	3:39.15	+41.98
101	108	Carlos Lannes Carlos Lannes Carlos Lannes is an Argentine cross country skier who has competed since 2004. He finished 82nd in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Argentina	3:40.22	+43.05
102	104	Tadevos Poghosyan	Armenia	3:43.15	+45.98
103	99	Sattar Seid Sattar Seid Seyed Sattar Seid is an Iranian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. He finished 89th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Seid has six victories in lesser events up to 10 km since 2009.- References :...	Iran	3:44.77	+47.60
104	100	Alexis Gkounko	Greece	3:44.97	+47.80
105	107	Peter-James Barron Peter-James Barron Peter-James Barron is an Irish cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. He finished 91st in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Republic of Ireland	3:45.87	+48.70
106	113	Leandro Ribela Leandro Ribela Leandro Ribela is a Brazilian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. He finished 90th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Brazil	3:47.55	+50.38
107	109	Abolfazl Savei	Iran	3:50.36	+53.19
108	101	Hovhannes Sargsyan	Armenia	3:51.28	+54.11
109	111	Yasin Shemshaki	Iran	3:51.41	+54.24
110	112	Andrej Petrov	Republic of Macedonia	3:51.94	+54.77
111	103	Shavarsh Gasparyan	Armenia	3:52.40	+55.23
112	121	Federico Pablo Cichero	Argentina	3:52.55	+55.38
113	117	Sote Andreski	Republic of Macedonia	3:52.74	+55.57
114	110	Georgios Nakas	Greece	3:57.27	+1:00.10
115	114	Toni Stanoeski	Republic of Macedonia	4:07.88	+1:10.71
116	116	César Baena	Venezuela	4:16.43	+1:19.26
117	115	Tošo Stanoeski	Republic of Macedonia	4:19.98	+1:22.81
118	119	Philip Boit Philip Boit Philip Kimely Boit is a cross-county skier and the first Kenyan to participate in the Winter Olympics. His first name is sometimes spelled as "Phillip"....	Kenya	4:25.32	+1:28.15
119	118	Rory Morrish Rory Morrish Rory Michael Morrish is an Irish cross-country skier who participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics, as well as multiple world championships. During the 2011 World Championships, Morrish received attention for racing with wooden skis.-References:...	Republic of Ireland	4:27.95	+1:30.78
120	120	Bernardo Baena	Venezuela	5:25.80	+2:28.63
	70	Benjamin Koons Benjamin Koons Benjamin Koons is a cross-country skier from New Zealand who has competed since 2004. He attended high school at Messalonskee High School in Oakland, Maine...	New Zealand
	71	Nils Koons	New Zealand

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	1	Jesper Modin Jesper Modin Jesper Modin is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the individual sprint event....	Sweden	2:59.9		Q
2	10	Petter Northug Petter Northug Petter Northug Jr. is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic champion. He has 9 World Championship and Winter Olympic gold medals with 13 medals overall, and nine individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 20 podium places...	Norway	3:00.1	+0.2	Q
3	21	Len Valjas Len Väljas Lennard "Len" Väljas is a Canadian cross-country skier of Estonian descent.Väljas competed at the sprint event at the World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo where he placed 15th.-Achievements:-External links:...	Canada	3:00.2	+0.3
4	11	David Hofer David Hofer David Hofer is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 39th in the individual sprint and 53rd in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit events....	Italy	3:00.2	+0.3
5	20	Martin Koukal Martin Koukal Martin Koukal is a Czech cross country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km and a bronze in the team sprint...	Czech Republic	3:04.7	+4.8
6	30	Renato Pasini Renato Pasini Renato Pasini is an Italian cross country skier who has been competing since 1996. He won the gold medal in the team sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo...	Italy	3:33.7	+33.8

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	7	Ola Vigen Hattestad Ola Vigen Hattestad Ola Vigen Hattestad is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, hea earned his best finish of fourth in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Norway	2:57.0		Q
2	4	Dario Cologna Dario Cologna Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:...	Switzerland	2:57.0	+0.0	Q
3	17	Peeter Kümmel Peeter Kümmel Peeter Kümmel is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001.Kümmel competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2006–07, 2007–08 Tour de Ski, the 2007, 2009 and 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships....	Estonia	2:57.2	+0.2	LL
4	24	Andrew Newell Andrew Newell Andrew "Andy" Newell is an American cross country skier who has been competing on the international level since 2001.- Career :...	United States	2:57.5	+0.5	LL
5	14	Martti Jylhä	Finland	2:57.8	+0.8
6	27	Tim Tscharnke Tim Tscharnke Tim Tscharnke is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was 21st in a 15 km event in Beitostølen in November 2009. His club is SV Biberau...	Germany	3:02.3	+5.3

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	5	Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003.-Athletic career:Hellner had a total of seven victories in the junior levels of cross-country skiing up to 30 km from 2003 to 2005...	Sweden	2:57.2		Q
2	15	Federico Pellegrino	Italy	2:57.5	+0.3	Q
3	16	Alexei Petukhov	Russia	2:58.2	+1.0
4	6	Eirik Brandsdal Eirik Brandsdal Eirik Brandsdal is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. His sole World Cup victory came in the Otepää sprint event on 23 January 2011.-References:...	Norway	2:58.4	+1.2
5	25	Dušan Kožíšek Dusan Kozisek Dušan Kožíšek is a Czech cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 38th in the individual sprint in those same games...	Czech Republic	3:00.0	+2.8
6	26	Andrew Musgrave Andrew Musgrave Andrew Musgrave is a British cross-country skier. Musgrave was born in Dorset, England, and he has also lived in Shetland, Alaska, Aberdeenshire and Norway...	United Kingdom	3:02.9	+5.7

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	12	Emil Jönsson Emil Jönsson Greger superEmil Jönsson is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2004...	Sweden	2:57.5		Q
2	9	Alex Harvey Alex Harvey (skier) Alex Harvey is a Canadian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Harvey is also a member of the Quebec National Cycling Team.-Athletic career:...	Canada	2:57.5	+0.0	Q
3	2	Anders Gløersen Anders Gløersen Anders Gløersen is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He has two World Cup victories, earning them both in the individual sprint events .-References:...	Norway	2:57.6	+0.1
4	19	Matias Strandvall	Finland	2:58.6	+1.1
5	29	Simeon Hamilton	United States	2:58.7	+1.2
6	22	Daniel Heun	Germany	2:59.1	+1.6

Quarterfinal 5

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	3	Martin Jäger	Switzerland	2:58.2		Q
2	28	Nikolay Morilov Nikolay Morilov Nikolay Sergeyevich Morilov is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the team sprint and a bronze in the individual sprint .Morilov has two individual victories at the junior level of cross...	Russia	2:58.4	+0.2	Q
3	23	Teodor Peterson Teodor Peterson Teodor Peterson is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 15th in the team sprint and 11th in the individual sprint events....	Sweden	2:58.5	+0.3
4	18	Mikhail Devyatyarov, Jr. Mikhail Devyatyarov, Jr. Mikhail Devyatyarov, Jr. is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finish eighth in the individual sprint event.Devyatyarov, Jr...	Russia	2:58.8	+0.6
5	13	Bernhard Tritscher	Austria	2:59.6	+1.4
6	8	Yuichi Onda Yuichi Onda is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the team sprint event at Turin in 2006 while his best individual finish was 17th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver four years later.Onda's best finish at...	Japan	3:39.0	+40.8

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	10	Petter Northug Petter Northug Petter Northug Jr. is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic champion. He has 9 World Championship and Winter Olympic gold medals with 13 medals overall, and nine individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 20 podium places...	Norway	2:58.6		Q
2	7	Ola Vigen Hattestad Ola Vigen Hattestad Ola Vigen Hattestad is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, hea earned his best finish of fourth in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Norway	2:58.7	+0.1	Q
3	1	Jesper Modin Jesper Modin Jesper Modin is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the individual sprint event....	Sweden	2:58.8	+0.2	LL
4	17	Peeter Kümmel Peeter Kümmel Peeter Kümmel is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001.Kümmel competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2006–07, 2007–08 Tour de Ski, the 2007, 2009 and 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships....	Estonia	2:59.1	+0.5	LL
5	4	Dario Cologna Dario Cologna Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:...	Switzerland	2:59.9	+0.8
6	15	Federico Pellegrino	Italy	3:01.6	+3.0

Semifinal 2

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	5	Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003.-Athletic career:Hellner had a total of seven victories in the junior levels of cross-country skiing up to 30 km from 2003 to 2005...	Sweden	3:02.2		Q
2	12	Emil Jönsson Emil Jönsson Greger superEmil Jönsson is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2004...	Sweden	3:02.3	+0.1	Q
3	9	Alex Harvey Alex Harvey (skier) Alex Harvey is a Canadian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Harvey is also a member of the Quebec National Cycling Team.-Athletic career:...	Canada	3:02.9	+0.7
4	28	Nikolay Morilov Nikolay Morilov Nikolay Sergeyevich Morilov is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the team sprint and a bronze in the individual sprint .Morilov has two individual victories at the junior level of cross...	Russia	3:05.0	+2.8
5	24	Andrew Newell Andrew Newell Andrew "Andy" Newell is an American cross country skier who has been competing on the international level since 2001.- Career :...	United States	3:05.2	+3.0
6	3	Martin Jäger	Switzerland	3:05.3	+3.1

Finals

Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit
5	Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner Marcus Hellner is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003.-Athletic career:Hellner had a total of seven victories in the junior levels of cross-country skiing up to 30 km from 2003 to 2005...	Sweden	2:57.4
10	Petter Northug Petter Northug Petter Northug Jr. is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic champion. He has 9 World Championship and Winter Olympic gold medals with 13 medals overall, and nine individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 20 podium places...	Norway	2:58.0	+0.6
12	Emil Jönsson Emil Jönsson Greger superEmil Jönsson is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2004...	Sweden	2:58.5	+1.1
7	Ola Vigen Hattestad Ola Vigen Hattestad Ola Vigen Hattestad is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, hea earned his best finish of fourth in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Norway	2:59.8	+2.4
1	Jesper Modin Jesper Modin Jesper Modin is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the individual sprint event....	Sweden	3:00.4	+3.0
17	Peeter Kümmel Peeter Kümmel Peeter Kümmel is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001.Kümmel competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2006–07, 2007–08 Tour de Ski, the 2007, 2009 and 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships....	Estonia	3:01.4	+4.0

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